Innovation in Focus
Innovation in Focus is a series exploring new tech, tools and methods of storytelling for journalism. We interview experts, test ideas and provide our findings with templates, guidance and how-tos so you can implement the same innovations in your newsroom.
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Whether you’re a one-man band or a large metro, this series will help you take the next step in innovative journalism.
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AMP Stories: Paragliding over Columbia, Missouri
This month for Innovation in Focus we explored building Google AMP stories. Click through Conner’s story to experience paragliding over Columbia, Missouri!
Interactive Chats: The journey of the user
Juliana Ruhfus, interactive producer at Al Jazeera, shares her thoughts on InterviewJS.
Interactive Chats: Our tips for building a story in InterviewJS
Find out how student creator Emily Dunn covered a story using InterviewJS.
Sonification: Turning stories into sound
Michael Corey, Senior Data Editor at Reveal, shares his tips for sonification storytelling
Sonification: Hearing drought in Missouri
Using data from 2000-2018, we created a sound story to highlight drought percentages in Missouri.
Social specific content: Building for Instagram, Snapchat and more
Tips on five tools we tried while creating social specific content for promotion of our video story.
Social specific content: Promoting your stories differently
We test different social specific content editors to promote a news feature video.
Bots: Tips and Tools
How to use the Facebook ad archive for projects and tips on what to think about before you start!
Bots: Meet the ProPublica Election DataBot
We spoke with one of the original creators of the ProPublica Election Databot.
Bots: Helping journalists find the story
We used an election databot to lead us to a story about ad numbers from two local politicians.